Welcome

T he clay season is nearly here, and

New Longthorne boxlock Sporter

L ongthorne Gunmakers have launched a new range

Q&A

Let us know if you have any questions – we have the experts to answer them

BACK TO THE DRY MOUNTING!

Leah Southall is using the lockdown to prepare for what she hopes will be a busy season ahead

CRACKING KIBWORTH

Kibworth Gun Club’s Damian Loach gives Jasper Fellows a tour of a true shooter’s ground

GUNS FOR THE GIRLS

Ladies who shoot deserve guns made to fit the female form. Here are six of the best

SHELL SHOPPING

Philip Thompson, Senior Instructor and Shoot Ground Manager at Thimbleby Shooting Ground, picks cartridges for simulated game

Rio celebrate 125 years

Rio's range includes ammunition for hunting as well

Vote now in the Great British Shooting Awards

V oting is open now in The Great British

NEWS IN BRIEF

Cartridge price rise Cartridges are going up in

Delayed start for British Shooting

Action from the 2019 British Shooting Grand Final at

Beretta buys Holland & Holland

A Holland & Holland Royal Deluxe over-and-under made

NEWS IN BRIEF

Northern Shooting Show cancelled The Northern Shooting Show,

GREEN SHOOTS OF HOPE

They may be hard to find, but there are positive stories as shooting looks beyond the covid pandemic, Simon James reports

A REAL SMOOTHIE

Becky McKenzie looks back fondly on seven years competing successfully with her Zoli Sporter

MAPPING OUT THE SHOT

In part two of his series, Matt Hance describes how to read a target and make a plan for how you’ll break it

MHAIRI - ANN'S TROOP OF DYANAMIC LADIES

Jasper Fellows discovers how Mhairi-Ann Troup aims to bring more women into the sport she loves

BURNING QUESTION

Richard Atkins gives an insight into the powder that makes our cartridges go bang!

GET A TASTE OF OLYMPIC SHOOTING

Aspiring Olympic shooters can get a flavour of top level competition at the British Shooting Summer Camp, says Georgina Roberts

BOOST FOR COLTS

The CPSA’s Nicola Heron tells Rhys Plum about the association’s new development initiative for young shots

LOAD UP!

Which shells will you be stocking up on for our return to shooting? Eley Hawk offer some suggestions

GET BOOKED IN FOR THE CLASSIC

The Clay Shooting Classic is set to be one of the Sporting highlights of the year, so book your place now for 26-30 May at Orston SG

STOPS AND STARTS

Progress on the road to the Tokyo Olympics, but shooting remains in lockdown for all but the select few, says Anita North

ROUTINELY SUCCESSFUL

Want to be cool, calm and collected on the stand? Be devastatingly accurate? Then develop a preshot routine, psychologist Jess Thom tells  James  Simon

THE FLORIDA NIGHTMARE

Rhys Plum talks to Team USA’s Junior World Champion Joe Fanizzi

Where to Shoot

As we go to press, the UK is in a Covid-19 lockdown and all shooting grounds are currently closed, with the exception of very limited training for elite athletes. The government are reviewing the situation periodically, and limited opening may be possible before long, most likely with restrictions on squad sizes etc. Watch the CPSA website for details

HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT GUN

Tony Withers takes an irreverent look at choosing the best shotgun for your claybusting adventures